Staunton, Virginia Kirsten Flynn Hawkins, 45, pled guilty to wire fraud in January 2015, and in May 2015, was sentenced to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution…
read moreJune 16, 2015-Austin, Texas Kenneth Wayne Graves, a former investment adviser from Corpus Christi has been indicted in Nueces County on fraud and other charges related to the sale of…
read moreJune 11, 2015 FINRA Department of Enforcement filed Disciplinary Proceeding No. 2012031181001 against Scottsdale, AZ, broker John Anthony Waszolek alleging that he attempted to have his 81 year old customer…
read moreJune 15,2015, Cushing & Royalty Income Fund (SRF) which traded at $25 in February 2012 currently trades at less than $5. It is a leveraged fund which invests in oil…
read moreJune 3, 2015-Austin, Texas WIlliam Allen Risinger, of Round Rock, Texas,  was indicted May 19, 2015 on allegations that between 2010-2014 , through his company RHM Exploration, he promoted and sold…
read moreJune 10, 2015-Omaha US Attorney for Nebraska Deborah Gilg announced that Scott Usher, 46, of Lincoln, was sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay over $500,000 in…
read moreJune 9, 2015-San Antonio, Texas Laurie Mayfield (aka “Laurie H. Scott“) , 54, of Fredericksburg, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud to resolve allegations that from January…
read moreJune 2015-NC Securities Division The North Carolina Securities Division‘s June 2015 Newsletter announced the sentencing of the following individuals for securities related violations: Michael Anthony Jenkins pleaded guilty to three…
read moreJune 8, 2015-San Antonio, Texas Primera Energy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas. The filing came a day following…
read moreMay 15, 2015-Houston, Texas A FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) arbitration panel in Houston, Texas, awarded over $1.1 million to a couple who filed a claim alleging that the annuities…
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